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The EKOCYCLE Cube, A 3D Printer That Uses Post-Consumer Waste Like Plastic Bottles as Printing Material

The EKOCYCLE Cube is a 3D printer by 3D Systems that uses post-consumer waste like plastic bottles as printing material. 25% of each printer cartridge consists of post-consumer recycled materials — about three bottles worth of PET plastic.

will.i.am introduces the EKOCYCLE Cube 3D printer. The EKOCYCLE Cube is not just another tool for making, it is a revolutionary tool for RE-making, and encourages and helps us to change the way we think about recycling by transforming post-consumer waste into new and beautiful objects.